In the last few years, it’s become cool to be an ‘entrepreneur’. There’s a risk that we glorify the life of an entrepreneur, based on a small number of individuals with high public profiles. What we see looks fun and glamorous – and kinda easy. The reality is that running your own business involves hard work. Lots of it. It
“I’ve had this idea in my head for a while now…” How do we know whether it’s a good idea or not? With hindsight, it’s easy [of course]. But it’s very hard to tell in advance whether our idea is genius or disaster. However, when we implement something, we often get our answer very quickly. Hundreds of school parties visit
Seth Godin often talks about the importance of collecting dots … and how you don’t necessarily need to see the connections immediately. Collect enough interesting dots, and eventually the connections will become clear. ‘Dots’ might be meeting someone new, learning a skill, or understanding a concept. Quality control is important – some dots are more valuable than others … and
When I first read Stephen Covey’s ‘7 Habits’, one of the many concepts that jumped out was his ‘Maturity Continuum’. The core idea is that our emotional maturity is a progression, from You to I to We. ‘You’ is where we are dependent on others, thinking they control what happen to us. ‘They’ might include our boss, parents, partner, the
What does it mean to be ‘the best’? Not many words have an absolute definition. ‘Ugly blue car’ seems to present a clear picture, but ‘ugly’, ‘blue’, and ‘car’ all depend on our individual perception and understanding. Where one person sees an ugly blue car, another might see a beautiful turquoise 4×4. There are some words where it’s important to
Change is inevitable, and happens in all areas of our lives. Right now, the world is definitely evolving – perhaps faster than ever before. Increasing polarisation. Social justice. AI. The climate crisis. The list can seem endless. We can, of course, ignore all this, but doing so risks getting left behind. So how do we find a way to ground
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